Scythopolis
E596740
Scythopolis is the ancient Greco-Roman city known as one of the cities of the Decapolis, whose extensive ruins lie at modern Beit She'an in northern Israel.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Decapolis city
ⓘ
Greco-Roman city ⓘ ancient city ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Alexander the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantines NERFINISHED ⓘ Hasmoneans NERFINISHED ⓘ Muslim Arabs ⓘ Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Byzantine period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy | Israel Antiquities Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteType |
classical ruins
ⓘ
tell ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluence |
Byzantine Christian culture
ⓘ
Hellenistic culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman culture ⓘ |
| hasEarlierName |
Beisan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beth Shean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Byzantine churches
ⓘ
Roman theatre ⓘ basilica ⓘ cardo maximus ⓘ city walls ⓘ colonnaded street ⓘ decumanus ⓘ hippodrome ⓘ mosaics ⓘ nymphaeum ⓘ public baths ⓘ |
| hasFunctionInAntiquity |
commercial hub
ⓘ
regional administrative center ⓘ |
| hasModernName | Beit She'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreek | Σκυθόπολις NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLatin | Scythopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyNationalPark | Beit She'an National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Beit She'an Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galilee region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beit She'an
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Land of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Israel ⓘ |
| mentionedInSource |
Eusebius of Caesarea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Josephus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearRiver | Jordan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Decapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| situatedOnRiver | Harod River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent | 749 Galilee earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasInhabitedSince | Bronze Age ⓘ |
| wasProvincialCapitalOf | Palaestina Secunda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.